• Being in a creative rut can be a good thing

    I am officially in a creative rut.  I legit haven’t made anything since I finished the Love Bunnies a few weeks ago. I’ve wanted to create things. I think about all of the fun new projects I want to start on a daily basis, only to feel tired and listless when I actually have the time to sit down and create.  Even the books I’ve been reading lately have been lackluster and blah. I’ve sent 3 — THREE! — different books to the DNF (did not finish) pile, which is highly unusual and truly disappointing.  Instead of creating, I have been spending hours upon hours…

  • Reading is my new favorite past time

    From killer romances to billionaires next door, these are all the books I read in January. Some were good and some … weren’t. Read on to find out which books were my favorite and which books I didn’t quite love. Every year I set a goal for the number of books I want to read and then promptly forget about it halfway through the year. Last year, I didn’t even remember setting a goal to read 26 books. Thankfully, I discovered a love for listening to audiobooks while creating and ended up binge-listening to 38 books between October and December. …

  • The best books I read in 2023

    All in all, 2023 was a good year for reading. Most of the books I read last year were enjoyable. Some were a little steamier than others, and some were more fun and mindless than anything else. With that in mind, here are the best books I read in 2023. I feel like I go in spurts with reading. Some months I want nothing to do with reading and will binge Netflix like there’s no tomorrow. And other months I’ll plow through 4-5 books a week. Lately, I’ve been in a binge reading (and listening) phase, as I love listening…